Laura Robson has decided against taking up the option of a wildcard into the Aegon Open in Nottingham next week but it still eyeing up a return during this grass court season.

The former British No 1 has been practising at the Lawn Tennis Association’s Roehampton headquarters for the past week as she steps up training after suffering a hamstring strain that has further delayed a return.

It is still possible, depending on her progress, that she will take a wildcard into the upgraded WTA event at Edgbaston Priory the week after next and potentially might enter the qualifying rounds in an attempt to get matches under her belt.

Former British No 1 Laura Robson will not be competing at the Aegon Open in Nottingham

Robson has been out injured with a wrist injury since competing at last year's Australian Open

After that her only option would be to play in the main Wimbledon women’s warm-up at Eastbourne, as she would surely wish to play some kind of event rather than just pitch straight in at SW19.

Robson has not played since the Australian Open last year, and underwent wrist surgery just over a year ago but her manager, Max Eisenbud, last week described that as now being ‘100 per cent’.

Meanwhile the LTA has responded to Britain’s embarrassingly low representation at junior Grand Slams by cutting back funding to its network of High Performance Centres.

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From October only individual programmes will be funded rather than centres themselves, following a meeting of the LTA’s main board this week. The whole talent identification programme is under review as well.

Interestingly, Andy Murray this week namechecked Jack Draper, son of former LTA Chief Executive Roger Draper, as one of the few notable prospects coming up through the GB junior ranks.

Robson could make her comeback from injury in Eastbourne before competing at Wimbledon